Global Wealth Gap Widens

By

Robert Frank

Oct 3, 2007 3:27 pm ET

New data show that the number of millionaire households in the world soared by 14% last year, and that those households control at least a third of the world’s wealth. According to a study to be released tomorrow by Boston Consulting Group, the world’s wealth grew by 7.5% in 2006, reaching $97.9 trillion. The study […]